I report these comments, but I don’t know what to make out of them. Both of these medications could increase testosterone, but most of the time they have no long term effects. I’m not sure what you’d like my help with if your libido is up. They do not make you gain weight.
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I do not know of any antagonism of saw palmetto and Propecia (finasteride 1mg). The side effects of both are similar so you might see more sexual side effects when you double up on both medications. I don’t know where I’ve said anything different…
Saw palmetto has been around for hundreds of years and has been used successfully for treating prostate enlargement. Native Americans used saw palmetto to relieve urinary symptoms in older men who had difficulty in urinating. It has been shown to reduce prostate size and it is used quite frequently in Europe. There are many potential […]
Saw palmetto does not work the same way as finasteride, and hair growth with it is less predictable. It is always good to live healthy and have a low cholesterol diet. Any good thing in excess can be bad for you (such as overdosing on vitamin A). If the regimen you outlined works for you, […]
There is always hope. While I doubt you will grow an abundant amount of hair, you can at least expect the hair loss to slow down. It’s not too late. See a doctor for the Propecia prescription.
Saw palmetto is not proven to work for treating male pattern baldness, so increasing saw palmetto will likely have no effect. Traditionally, food supplement companies jumped on the bandwagon to promote saw palmetto for hair loss, as they made a connection that the herb helps with prostate issues. In fact, there is no clear evidence […]
Try just the Propecia without the saw palmetto. Anything is possible with a natural herb. Many natural herbs can alter mood (see peyote, marijuana, etc), so while I have not known saw palmetto to alter one’s mood, I couldn’t rule it out entirely. Also, because supplements like saw palmetto are not regulated by the FDA, […]
The impact of saw palmetto on prostate problems has a lot of history that goes back hundreds of years. The product has been studied, but although there is no doubt an effect on BPH (benign prostate hypertrophy or swollen prostate) at reducing symptoms with difficulty in urination, it does not seem to work on DHT. […]
If the claimed DHT blocking occurs with saw palmetto, then I suspect that if/when you stop it, the maintained hair would be lost under the exact same mechanism as Propecia (finasteride).
Most of the excitement for using saw palmetto as a treatment for androgenic hair loss is based on its mechanism of action and the evidence that it works for prostate problems like benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Besides anecdotal reports, there is actually little evidence that it also works for hair loss. There has been only […]
Call me a pessimist, but I doubt that saw palmetto will add much value to your hair growth. That being said, any DHT blocking that it might do may cause you sexual problems. I would therefore not recommend that you add it to your daily routine. Saw palmetto is thought to be a DHT blocker […]
Good for you! However, I do not recall stating saw palmetto does NOT work (see here, here, here, here). I always state that using nutritional supplements does not have firm scientific basis or evidence. This may be due to the lack of such studies, but I am sure that there are herb and minerals that […]
Saw palmetto extract has been studied for its use in prostate disease without any proof that it has value. It is also claimed to be beneficial for treatment of hair loss, but again, with no proof of value. Although its mechanism of action is not quite clear, the claims suggest that it works through a […]
Young men with genetic balding are best treated with finasteride (Propecia). Saw palmetto does not work for preventing hair loss and contrary to some promotion, there is no evidence that it is a DHT blocker. Minoxidil is less effective in genetic hair loss, but it may work. Seborrhoeic dermatitis does not cause hair loss nor […]
It is certainly possible that you have both seborrhoeic dermatitis and male pattern hair loss. The two are not connected and seborrhea does not cause hair loss. Saw palmetto is not a good DHT blocker, as is claimed by many. There are only two DHT blockers that are proven to work (finasteride and dutasteride). You […]
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